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Newest articles written by Bonebrake, ChristopherCopyright 2019, Chabad.org - Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center, all rights reserved.Mon, 01 Jan, 0001 12:00:00 ESTMon, 01 Jan 0001 12:00:00 ESThttps://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=3756868I Just Had My Bar Mitzvah at Age 70 on Top of the Rockies - A chance meeting with ‘Roving Rabbis’ leads to an unexpected milestonehttps://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/3756868/jewish/I-Just-Had-My-Bar-Mitzvah-at-Age-70-on-Top-of-the-Rockies.htm
Let me tell you a little story. It was a cloudless day on Monday in Telluride, Colo., a small Western town high in the Rocky Mountains filled with forests and rivers. This is my eighth year visiting my son Matthew in Telluride, and I have made many friends there over the years. I was on my way into town to run a few errands—mail some postcards home, have lunch with a friend and do some shopping at the market.
Telluride is full of tourists this time of year. As I passed the busy town park, I saw two young men in the crowd. Their appearance was very distinctive, and I immediately recognized them as Jewish men. Neatly groomed with beards, they were wearing handsome black suits and broad-brimmed hats. Without hesitation, I called out the window: “Shalom, my brothers, shalom!”
I came to a stop in the street as one of them quickly approached my car.
Without hesitation, we clasped hands. The first words from his mouth were: “Are you Jewish?”
I replied: “NoWed, 16 Aug 2017 12:00:00 EST